[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDlwO-8V4Ok[/youtube] There once was a time when retrofitting was solely the purview of power compact lamps, with pre-made kits being sold in stores by Current-USA and its predecessors. Then LED retrofitting came around and this fine art was…
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Orphek Nilus multicolor LED light tested and reviewed over a mature Dutch reef tank
After about 20 years of reefkeeping, I can look back on many experiments with reef aquarium equipment but I left my fingers off one thing: the use of metal halides supplemented by blue fluorescent tubes. After seeing my reef tank…
Deltec SC1455 is a name-brand skimmer with an attractive feature set and price point
The Deltec SC1455 protein skimmer has a surprisingly entry-level price point from the renowned German manufacturer. With the hot white custom AquaBee needle wheel pump inside the skimmer body, the Deltec SC1455 has cut down its in-sump footprint as well…
Belonoperca soapfishes are striking predators that prefer cool and dimly lit setups
Belonoperca is small genus with only two species which includes the amazing clown like Dr. Seuss Fish and the lesser known B. chabanaudi. These predatory fish are elongated and fierce looking and prefer living under overhangs and ledges in deep…
InterZoo 2012 – Reef Builders will be there, blogging our hearts out
InterZoo 2012 is the largest pet trade show this side of the our solar system, and it’s so big that InterZoo only happens every two years. If you haven’t noticed, we’ve had a major uptick in the posting of new…
Prognathodes guyanensis, the French butterflyfish is another exquisitely rare reef beauty coming to the Diver’s Den
Prognathodes guyanensis, also known as the French butterflyfish is up for two honors – it may well be one of the nicest species of tropical Prognathodes butterflyfish, and certainly the nicest in the Caribbean and it is also one of the…
AI Vega Color goes way beyond RGB with 8 colors and 20 channels of control (updated)
See the end of this post for AquaIllumination’s reply to our request for more information about the AI Vega Color Hold on to your polyps folks because the full spectrum AI Vega Color is ready to set some benchmarks. Why…
New Bubble King Mini 200 from Royal Exclusiv is here to light you up
The Bubble King Mini 200 has been a very popular model and size of skimmer from Royal Exclusiv for several years now, but how do you make its eye-catching design even more stand out and attention grabbing? Why give some…
Man arms shark with laser, sets free in ocean
Dr. Evil may have his request finally met after marine biologist Luke Tipple attached a 50-milliwatt green laser to a lemon shark last month. The “evil plot” was hatched by Wicked Lasers, a Hong Kong-based company that produces some of…
Peter’s Reef is a 1350 gallon Canadian coral aquarium
This 1350 gallon reef aquarium owned by Peter Hyne is a beautiful system and well designed jumbo reef aquarium. Calling the system the “tank of the four masters” is a bit presumptuous, but in the end it doesn’t really matter.…
